by rondelord | Nov 17, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Although Gov. Brian Sandoval was able to broker a temporary deal between city officials and union bosses — allowing the city to avoid insolvency for the next year — the city’s long-term obligations still far outweigh its likely future revenue. Even if the City Council...
by rondelord | Nov 17, 2014 | Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
SARASOTA, FL – Retired police and firefighters plan to keep fighting changes that the city has made to their health care plans, even though Sarasota officials insist they aren’t budging. Dozens of retirees turned out at City Hall two weeks ago to protest changes...
by rondelord | Nov 10, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Union-backed defenders of public pensions and their opponents expect their battle to expand to more states next year in the fight over U.S. entitlements after Tuesday’s mid-term elections. Despite defeat for a hotly contested ballot...
by rondelord | Nov 10, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
If voters wanted a new Reno City Council to take the city in a new direction, they got one. From a mayor who could be described as the exact opposite of Mayor Bob Cashell, to two new Council members who draw support from labor unions and Democratic activists as...
by rondelord | Nov 5, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Voters in Phoenix on Tuesday rejected an initiative that would have closed the $2.2 billion Phoenix City Employees’ Retirement System and created a new 401(k) plan for city employees. Pension reform measures could lead to new investments at Phoenix City Employees The...
by rondelord | Nov 5, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Anchorage voters soundly rejected Ballot Measure 1 in Tuesday’s election, in effect repealing the Sullivan administration’s rewrite of city labor law and handing a triumph to labor unions that have spent nearly two years bitterly fighting the measure. With all...
